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May 11, 2025
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DANC134 PO - The Arts and Aesthetics of the Islamic Middle EastWhen Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): A. Shay
Credit: 1
What we today term Islamic art did not appear overnight with the advent of Islam as a faith, but rather took several centuries of artists and craftsmen developing and creating designs and elements, largely from the societies that preceded them, especially borrowing selectively from Byzantine and Sasanian art traditions in order to bring into existence a tradition that we can call Islamic art. Through readings, visual examples found in the readings or other sources, class discussions, videos, and other media, the class will examine the spectrum of Islamic art and architecture to identify elements such as geometric design and improvisation that form the basis for the creation of Islamic art. Students are encouraged to bring samples of Islamic art or Islamic artistic performances to class to share and discuss. The class will examine in detail, together, clothing, calligraphy, which is perhaps the most important aesthetic form and which constitutes a visual form that creates a great impact on a visitor to a Middle Eastern city.
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